Assessing Glass in Fire
By Mike Wood, for Pilkington UK Ltd Fire safety risk assessments cannot sensibly be carried out without considering the use of glass in compartmentation and escape ways. Mike Wood on …
By Mike Wood, for Pilkington UK Ltd Fire safety risk assessments cannot sensibly be carried out without considering the use of glass in compartmentation and escape ways. Mike Wood on …
Despite the overwhelming need for effective fire-protection in system-built façades, windows and doors, few companies possess a range that is comprehensive enough to provide a complete solution. The exception is …
If they are Vicaima 3rd party accredited and audited, then the answer is yes. However, if they are not, then it is worth checking the credentials and fitness for purpose …
Ideal Care Homes (part of the LNT Group) has 38 residential and dementia care homes in the Midlands and the North of England. Vicaima has supplied a total of 6,500 …
TENMAT’S VENTILATED FIRE BARRIER (VFB) KIT PROVIDES THE FLEXIBILITY TO SOLVE ALMOST ALL CLADDING FIRE BARRIER ISSUES WITH A SINGLE PRODUCT COMBINED WITH AN ECONOMICAL PRICE. The cost of bought …
System Sensor Europe, part of Honeywell, has announced that its ultra-sensitive FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology detector now comes equipped with direct Modbus connectivity. Gintare Budriunaite, FAAST Product Marketing …
When the Extra Motorway Service Area (MSA) Group opened its facility on the M25 at Cobham in September 2012, it marked the culmination of a project that had first been …
Vicentini Auto first began trading in 1974 as a family owned and operated car dealership and is based in the northern Italian city of Verona. Since then the company has …
Leading door manufacturer Vicaima has this month launched a new website. Designed with the needs of its customers in mind, the new website contains comprehensive details of Vicaima’s full range …
SAS International, a leading manufacturer of interior fit-out solutions, has supplied over 700 linear metres of its System 8000 fully glazed partitioning system for the refurbishment and extension of Derby …
With around 40 individual buildings housing over 160,000m2 of prime office space, Cobalt Business Park is the largest complex of its kind in the UK. Located just a short drive …
Emergency lighting is a vital element of any life safety system and plays a key role in guiding people to a safe location in the event of a mains lighting …
Having been moored in the fishing town of Urk for several years, The Castor’s glory days as one of the Dutch Navy’s premier vessels were a distant memory and the …
Chiltern International Fire (CIF) has invested £250k refitting one of its fire testing laboratories to include a new combination furnace, completing the company’s four-year development programme of its fire testing …
Peter Johnson, Managing Director of Vicaima UK and Chairman of the BWF-CERTIFIRE SCHEME, discusses the importance of choosing the right fire door. When things become difficult in the economy, quality …
Rockfon is the leading supplier of stone wool acoustic ceiling solutions and is a subsidiary of Rockwool International, the world’s largest producer of stone wool, with over 70 years experience. …
Victaulic, the global leader in the production of mechanical pipe joining and fire protection systems, announces today the launch of its redesigned website. The Victaulic website redesign will create a …
With many of our largest institutions now insisting that the door set opening force requirements set out in the Equality Act are met, it is vitally important for specifiers to …
The innovative SigniFire® system from Fike, which detects fires by looking for the tell-tale signatures of smoke and flames in video images, has been chosen by E U Fire & …
With its cost and time saving attributes, off-site modular construction has seen tremendous growth in the last few years. Andrew Dickinson of Hochiki Europe examines how the fire detection industry …